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Winter and cold seasons need not take away your chance to grow blooming flowers; gardeners, get ready for blooms during dreary days.

The speaker in Carolyn Kizer's "Night Sounds" is a woman facing the "terror and nostalgia" of living alone. She focuses on the sounds of the night that keep her awake.

The Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up! Uncensored debuts on Monday, November 20th at 11 pm (ET, PST) on TBS, featuring adult-oriented improv comedy from Muppet creators.

Using pitch on a pair of decks to synchronize two records with different speeds takes a great deal of practice and perseverance, but here is some advice for the beginner.

Published children's authors today need to make the most of online promotion by including an opt-in box on their websites

Three top Broadway shows from a Paddy Chayefsky play adapted by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein to one of a kind Stew, to the high voltage shenanighans of Mel Brooks.

Bestselling author and success guru Joe Vitale says you can spiritually atttract money to yourself now. A look at Joe Vitale's strategy for attracting money.

Monty Python Fluxx is a fun game for any group, but is particularly rewarding to existing Fluxx players and Python Fans.

Inset style text has grown in popularity with 'web 2.0' style graphics and can be easily achieved in Photoshop with layer styles, but Gimp requires a different approach.

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Fans and media, there will never be another Dale Earnhardt, at least not in our lifetime.

Having a due date during the holidays can be stressful. Find ways to cope and manage your time while enjoying your family during the holidays.

One of Europe's most buzzing cities, Dublin tends to charm most visitors. What's mosre the city's charisma can be sampled on even the shortest of visits.

St Patrick's day is a focus for Irish patriots, but does the Northern Irish peace process herald a new kind of civic and cultural patriotism?

Astrid, Juli and Thisbe, three sophomores at in all-girls school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, indulge in deviant acts, not realizing the consequences until it's too late.

49 Sensational Skirts by "Skirtgirl" Alison Willoughby offers readers the opportunity to make unique pieces of wearable art in Alison's innovative and unique style.

The dazzling wetlands in Australia's Northern Territory teem with some of the most exotic wildlife on the planet, including the fearsome saltwater crocodile.

A new science fiction work by author Lindsey Michelle, it's a fast read, explores dimensional travel via hidden portals, and how our dimension threatens an alternate one.

The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest machine, used to learn more about the tiniest particles of matter.

Digestive ruin or international delicacy? The gringa decides to find out for herself.

Joaquin Murrietta, after miners rape his wife, seeks revenge and becomes a notorious outlaw of California’s gold rush era.

The Carson Valley is a wonderful Northern Nevada getaway, and from June 19 through July 5, 2008, it's an extra special place to visit when MAGIKO comes to town.

Goals from Vidic, Rooney and Berbatov meant the crucial match at Old Trafford finished Manchester United 3 - 0 Chelsea.

Writers Bob Peterson and Pete Docter weave a feeling of romance, nostalgia, and bittersweet dreams.

On May 19, 2009, Philadelphia, Mississippi, took a giant step toward merging its image with the meaning of its name: City of Brotherly Love.

Both Beowulf and Ratatouille have made the fifteen film shortlist for Best Visual Effects category at this year's Oscars. Awards are handed out on February 24th.

Poet David Rivard's Sugartown is the latest in the urban, academic, pastoral tradition of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hmmm. Just what do I mean by that?

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A review of Jenny Uglow's excellent biography of the extraordinary characters that made up the Lunar Society of Birmingham.

Voter turnout in presidential elections has fluctuated widely in the last half century. It takes vital issues or appealing candidates to get them to the polls.

This calendar presents knitting patterns offered in a flip-over style box, sure to keep the knitter casting-on all year long.

Cyclists can stay safer while riding their bicycles when they learn how to recognize and avoid the danger of right-turning motor vehicles.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki promised that the country will have a new constitution come next year during the Kenyatta Day celebrations.

Could You? Would You? inspires children and adults to look more closely at the world around them.

This final demonstrated the inequalities of English football as the billionaires showed the millionaires where the power in the game really lies.

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Tweens are very susceptible to procrastination, especially when ordinary tasks are uninteresting. Help a tween overcome procrastination with these motivators.

You don't need a pierogi maker to create these authentic Polish pierogies. Just use those appendages at the end of your arms.

Summer isn't only about avoiding sunburn or drowning. It is also about making time for protective factors, such as time with our kids, that create emotional safety nets.

In the likely case that your company doesn't have an editing and proofreading budget, some advice for keeping your copy clear of errors.

Managers searching for a motivating process to achieve dramatic business, personal, and professional results should consider using a goal setting process termed SAFE.

Humpty Dumpty lends itself to a host of physical activities that can encourage the young child to create movements, both gross and fine, in response to the rhyme.

Yao Ming is very skilled but has a long way to go to measure up to previous star centers from the Houston Rockets. Two men rank ahead of the 7-foot-6 giant from China.

A new and powerful process for goal setting and achievement, SAFE, may help you achieve dramatic performance results, far beyond that of traditional goal setting methods.

The 1956 Formula 1 title was decided in the final race. An unselfish Peter Collins gifted his team-mate and title rival Juan-Manuel Fangio his car.

In October 2006, John Moulton, founder of the private equity firm Alchemy, took the temperature of the PE market and his prognosis has proven to be on the money.

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